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Past custom |
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S USED TO
verb word |
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He used to
live in the
country |
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Avoid using a form of be after the subject. Avoid using the incorrect form
use
to. |
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S BE USED TO
-ing form |
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He was
used to living
in the country |
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Avoid using a form of be after
used to.
Avoid using a verb word instead of an -ing form.
Avoid using the incorrect form use to. |
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EXAMPLE: |
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Incorrect: |
I used to was studying at the University of Southern California
before I transferred here. |
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Correct: |
I used to study at the University of
Southern California before I transferred here. |
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I was used to studying at the University of Southern California before I
transferred here. |
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USEFUL LINKS in our megaportal:
OM Intermediate: BE USED TO (bilingual grammar)
OM Intermediate: USED TO (bilingual grammar) |
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om
personal home page
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om toefl |
